tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post412207615908525975..comments2024-02-26T09:11:10.745-08:00Comments on I Need A Cup of Tea: Planting/Establishing Dryland/Xeric PlantsKenton J. Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-74139873287511784012012-10-15T16:24:02.959-07:002012-10-15T16:24:02.959-07:00Good stuff Kenton. Definitely makes sense. We will...Good stuff Kenton. Definitely makes sense. We will have to swap books when I get back in a couple of weeks. Leo Chance's book "Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates" is certainly worth a look and has some plants in there I would have never imagined could have been hardy anywhere in Colorado...I am now going to be buying up every Echinofossulocactus Home Depot carries just to see. P.S. I got you a Epithelantha micromeris from Leo for you to try.Haworthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613818093495081803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-33345651545054953992012-10-10T23:02:09.898-07:002012-10-10T23:02:09.898-07:00Thanks for posting that link- I had seen that; let...Thanks for posting that link- I had seen that; let us hope the more we all talk about this technique, the more folks will adopt it; the results I have had personally are (and I can think of no other word) staggering. I just love (yes, this is a bit odd) to watch my new plants wilt a day or two before I water them- maybe out of satisfaction, either from watching them behave like established plants or knowing that had I planted them in the standard plug-in-light-socket style, they would not wilt temporarily but would do their best farewell-tour burnt-toast impression.Kenton J. Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-20072767037417308722012-10-08T21:01:40.883-07:002012-10-08T21:01:40.883-07:00When I learned this technique from you in a class ...When I learned this technique from you in a class at T-line Gardens last spring, I immediately went home and dug up plants deposited the previous year. Wouldn't you know it, their roots were still suffocating in giant thimbles of potting mix. Thank you for sharing your wisdom so freely! All surviving plants in my garden are better for it! You rock!<br />Bob's guidelines for planting can also be found at: http://paridevita.com/2012/04/28/planting-in-a-dry-garden/<br /><br /><br />Lucie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707456211381900919noreply@blogger.com